Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Photo Site: Photojojo



I'm gonna start a weekly post about photography websites, to "Spread the knowledge".
"Congratulations. It's your lucky day! You just found one damn fine photo newsletter. "
this what would you find on the first page when you go to the site, then it will ask you to subscribe to the this .. this what i've done and i'm receving now a weekly newsletter full of great photography tips, it's short direct and creative.. keep on learning cuz the world never stops.
htt://photojojo.com
have a look and let me know how do you find it!!?

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

PhotoShop Express

There was a great issue when you are traviling for photography and you are taking pictures with great idea for editing. but you can't edit it now, you have to waite till you go back home to be able to use your photshop.
Adobe solved this problem by allowing you to edite your pictures online. Also store th edited ones in a 2 GB database for every user. with a site that can enteract with Facebook, Flickr, Photopucket and Picassa. you can import and export iimages between them all.
even if your not familiar with photoshop, this is a user friendly version that anyone can use, to make photo art or just play around with friends face.

The Link Is : http://www.photoshop.com/express
Need Help getting started !! check this video toturials : http://photoshopexpresstechniques.com/
also Check my Account : http://eslambro.photoshop.com/ (it has only one picture)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

BlogRush


BlogRush is a "Cooperative Syndication Network।" It's a network of blogs that run a small "widget" on their pages. Each time this widget is loaded it will contain 5 clickable headlines which are the blog post titles to other users' posts. Clicking on any of these links will open a new browser window and load the blog and full post. Users earn "syndication credits" based on each time their blog loads the widget as well as each time any of their referrals (users that signup after clicking the "add your blog posts" link on the widget) loads the widget. They also earn additional credit based on all the activity through 10 generations of referrals. 1 Syndication Credit = having one of their recent blog post titles served inside the widget on another member's blog.




If you wonna increase your blog traffic in a cool easy way, just click the link and folow the video tutorial,


Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Photo Walk Around Alexandria.

Photo Walk around Alexandria Pt.1

"Stating all good photographing locations"



This is a programe for a quick trip around the beatiful morning of Alexandria



-As we start from the far west first you'll find



The citadel (el qal3a) of qaiet bay: a great location for having a capture of the enourmace islamic archticture, from inside and out. also you can have a look at the marina and whole cost of alexandria from up there.



-as you go east you'll find



Area Of The Mosques (Masajeed): four great mosquea facing each other where a huge amount of muslims pray every day. you are allowed to picture all over the place, and this area at night become on of the busyiest areas of all alexandri, where micro moulid is held up everyday.


-hump back in the car and go more east..


Raml Station (ma7atet el raml): One of the oldest areas in alexnadeia, there you can find alot of great old buildings built by foreign engeneers in the occupatoin ears. and the true spirit of alex citizins. while you are you can have a look at the Roman theater. one of the remaining monuments from the roman empire era.


-now for the great closing...


Bibliotecha alexandria: The famous library that was built at the place of the old library (was built by the roman empire, and was destroid after that), have a look around this enourmance place from the inside at out.


-This is enought for one morning, just enjoy the sea and sun while your going Back home. and be ready for the next Photo walk.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Life is a Moulid

"2850 Moulid in egypt, attended by 37 million egyptians"
This was one of the titles of the Police (el-shourta) magazine issue no 40 released May 2008.
and here is the scan of the real article.(the translation will be posted next week)
Click on any page for a fullsize image






Tuesday, May 6, 2008

DIY Macro Lab

This is my edition of DIY table-top studio.

Materials:
1- Box with any size (how big do you want it?!!)
2- Sheets of posterboard, a white page with the same size of the box


Ready to Go...!

1- Cut lines parallel to the box edge, (notice leaving 1 cm. to keep a firm foramtion of the box, so it wont break down like mine)

2- Continue cutting as directed by the blue lines.

"as you can see, i've used my blender box"

3- Glue the posterboard in the box (make sure you faroce a curve, not a right angel. so pictures would have smother looks)


4- you can add extra windows from the sides to allow more light to the subject.

Share your edition with us in the comments.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Photography Gudget in alexandria, Egypt

If you are in alexandria Egypt. and your are looking for a Camera Gudget shop, Just go to El-Shinnawy.

It's one of the oldest electronics shop every existed in egypt, he has a lot of branches but every one is specialized in one thing. the one for photography is the one located in Saad zagloul street in the raml station area (ma7atet el raml). it's my first time to go there today and i was stunned, this small shop has alot of stuff inside.



In there i was able to find:

Tripods ranging from 65 L.E and up

PC cords from 10 L.E

and flashes from 25 L.E

Nikon D80 for 6300 L.E



alot of sheap stuff huh!!
For more info contact them on phone: 03-4846324
Or visit the shop on : 57 Safeya Zagloul st. mahatet el raml, Alexandria, Egypt.

any way if you want any thing just have a visit or contact me ;-)

and if you know any other photography specialest shop in alex pleasepost it in as a comment